Asif Faysal

The Cases of Breakthrough Measles Infections, Why Do They Happen?

However, these breakthrough measles infections—measles infection in a vaccinated person—are rare but nevertheless laudable occurrences. The MMR vaccine is well-proven, but no vaccine gives 100% protection. With outbreaks of measles still emerging in countries around the world, particularly in those communities where vaccination rates are subsiding, it has been important to establish what the factor is for these breakthrough cases to occur, in order to facilitate public health awareness and landscape response [1].